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“ Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is. ” Anne Frank
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Be a Hospitable Lawyer
‘Hospitality makes a guest feel comfortable, enriches the host, and often produces unpredictably beneficial social and legal results’ Jim Vickaryous Offering a cup of coffee is often the first act of hospitality shown by one lawyer to another. It not only identifies one as a good host, but also sets…
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Wake Up & Work Hard At It | Motivational Video “A person that gets up off the canvass and keeps growing, that’s the person that will continue to grow their influence.” – Rick Rigsby
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Be Consistent in Your Disciplines | Powerful Motivational Video “Nothing at last is sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Mandi Clay of Three Thirteen Law Encourages Lawyers to Take Care of their Mental Health
Mandi Clay, a member of the Bar’s Standing Committee on Mental Health and Wellness of Florida Lawyers, stressed the importance of setting boundaries and having a good support system – not just in your circle of family and friends, but within your profession as well. Focusing on mental health and wellness for lawyers, WMU-Cooley Law…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Chief Justice Terminates COVID-19 Emergency Operational Measures Dealing with Remote Proceedings
New comprehensive rules governing remote conduct of court proceedings took effect October 1 Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz has issued an administrative order that marks another milestone in Florida’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery. In Re: Termination of Specified COVID-19 Emergency Operational Measures to Account for New Rules on Remote Conduct of Court Proceedings, AOSC-2251,…
Details[FLN – Updates] – Latest and Greatest – 09/27/22
[FLN – Updates] Latest and Greatest Updates….. Greetings Everyone: As the end of September 2022 rapidly approaches, we have lots of exciting updates from the FLN Headquarters. Weather from Hurricane Ian – 2022: As Hurricane Ian approaches the West Coast of Florida – lots of schools, courts and facilities are starting to close.…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Proposal Addresses Expunged or Sealed Criminal Records in Lawyer Discipline Cases
The Board of Governors is considering a proposed rule amendment that would make it easier to use expunged or sealed criminal records in Bar disciplinary cases. The proposal is on the agenda for first reading when the board meets September 30 on Amelia Island. A final vote could come as early as December. The proposal…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – If it Doesn’t Deal with the Law, Judges are Precluded from Serving on Executive and Legislative Branch Committees
Judges may not serve on or consult with executive or legislative branch policymaking committees or commissions unless they focus on the law, legal system, administration of justice, or independence of judiciary, according to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. The Supreme Court’s ethics committee issued Opinion 2022-10 August 30 responding to a judge who has been asked by…
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“ “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” ” Norman Vincent Peale
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